Discover various cacao and chocolate products such as cacao nibs, tablea, award-winning and promising chocolate brands, choco drinks, cacao beauty soap and a lot more. Get the feel of the vibrancy and diversity of our Ph's cacao industry thru this event which runs from October 18-20.

Promotion of indigenous, exotic fruits pushed

Director Ricardo Oñate welcomes the delegates during the 26th National Fruit Symposium held in Davao City.(Photo by: Jen Tangonan DA-11)

In a hope to improve livelihood and nutrition through the promotion of indigenous and exotic fruit production, the Philippine Fruit Association Inc. (PFA) in partnership with Department of Agriculture (DA) convene the fruit stakeholders in the country for the 26th National Fruit Symposium.

The forum aims to promote the indigenous fruit species and their important role in the well-being and income of people.

International Banana Conference

FEEDING PROGRAM | Government and private sector inked a Memorandum of Agreement supporting the government's supplemental feeding program during the International Banana Conference held October 12 at SMX Convention Center - Davao City.

Incorporating the nutritious banana fruits in the feeding program re-affirms the banana growers and exporters' commitment and contribution to nourishment of 3-5 year old children in day care centers in the region.

It is also part of their corporate social responsibility that supports the RA 11037 or the "Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act" signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 20, 2018.

DA to craft 5-year food security act

“More than anything else, the moral obligation of a leader is to make sure that he is able to feed his people.” This was bared by Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol during the Municipal and City Food Security Summit, Mindanao Cluster, challenging the Local Chief Executives (LCEs) to maximize the food production potential of their community.

Piñol said that the country has 7 percent deficit in rice production especially that calamities that every now and then hit major rice production areas in Luzon, which resulted to increase of rice supply deficit. This he said is the reason why the country still needs to import rice from the world market.